Accident status resulting from reversing vehicle Transmitted by the expert from the Republic of Korea Informal document GRB-66-02 (66th GRB, 4-6 September 2017, agenda item 8) Accident status resulting from reversing vehicle Park Jinwoo, Chief Researcher (truehelp@ts2020.kr) KOTSA (Korea Transportation Safety Authority) KATRI (Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute)

Pedestrian Accidents resulting from reversing vehicles (2010~2014) Accident data (based on Police Agency) Number of accidents Fatalities Injured Fatality rate (%) Number Rate(%) M1 13,067 70.5 85 26.9 13,880 71.9 0.7 M2, M3 1,218 6.6 23 7.3 1,248 6.5 1.9 N 4,242 22.9 208 65.8 4,180 21.6 12.3 Total 18,527 100.0 316 19,308 1.7 * Source : Korean National Police Agency

Pedestrian Accidents resulting from reversing vehicles (2010~2014) Accident and Fatality rate (based on Police Agency) * Source : Korean National Police Agency

Pedestrian Accidents resulting from reversing vehicles (2010~2014) Accidents data (based on Samsung Insurance co.,ltd) Number of accidents Fatalities Injured persons Fatality rate (%) Number Rate(%) M1 20,148 72.0 70 45.2 19,657 0.3 M2, M3 2,391 8.5 12 7.7 2,346 8.6 0.5 N 5,429 19.4 73 47.1 5,282 1.3 Total 27,968 100 155 27,285 2.1 * Source : Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance co.,ltd

Pedestrian Accidents resulting from reversing vehicles (2010~2014) Accident and Fatality rate (based on Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance co.,ltd) * Source : Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance co.,ltd

Pedestrian Accidents resulting from reversing vehicles (2010~2014) Accident rate resulting from reversing vehicle * Source : Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance co.,ltd

Pedestrian Accidents resulting from reversing vehicles (2010~2014) Fatalities status resulting from their Family Time Driver age Age of Fatalities Category Relation Day or night Number Age Num Daytime 8 31~40 6 2 4 M1 9 Children 41~50 3 1 Night time 51~60 M2, M3 Mate 61~64 58 65 ~ 7 N Parents 5 * Source : Samsung Fire&Marine Insurance co.,ltd 14 person died by their family and it is 9% of all fatalities .

Conclusions Conclusions Opinions M1 vehicles cause the largest number of backup collisions, follow by N vehicles. N vehicles cause the largest number of fatalities. Among N vehicles, N1 and N2 vehicles cause the largest number of fatalities. Opinions All vehicles should have safety device for moving backward. There are several kinds of safety device like rearview camera, reversing alarm and parking sensor. So, at least one safety device should be installed for moving backward.

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